scholarly journals Social Norms: Are Sexually Aggressive Men More Likely to Misperceive Other Men’s Sexual Desires and Behavior?

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 917-935
Author(s):  
Erin A. Casey ◽  
N. Tatiana Masters ◽  
Blair Beadnell
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Sexually Aggressive ◽  
Sexual Desires ◽  
And Behavior

From whom do we learn group norms? Low-ranking group members are perceived as the best sources

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E Dannals ◽  
Emily Reit ◽  
Dale T. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Norm Perception ◽  
Lower Ranking ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Groups And Teams ◽  
Or Team ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
To Receive

Social norm perception is ubiquitous in small groups and teams, but how individuals approach this process is not well understood. When individuals wish to perceive descriptive social norms in a group or team, whose ad- vice and behavior do they prefer to rely on? Four lab studies and one Teld survey demonstrate that when in- dividuals seek information about a team’s social norms they prefer to receive advice from lower-ranking indi- viduals (Studies 1–4) and give greater weight to the observed behavior of lower-ranking individuals (Study 5). Results from correlation (Study 3) and moderation (Study 4) approaches suggest this preference stems from the assumption that lower-ranking team members are more attentive to and aware of the descriptive social norms of their team. Alternative mechanisms (e.g., perceived similarity to lower-ranking team members, greater honesty of lower-ranking team members) were also examined, but no support for these was found.

scholarly journals PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR AND RECYCLING: LITERATURE REVIEW AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDUARDO CHIERRITO-ARRUDA ◽  
ANA LUISA MARTINS ROSA ◽  
EDNEIA APARECIDA DE SOUZA PACCOLA ◽  
REGIANE DA SILVA MACUCH ◽  
RUTE GROSSI-MILANI
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Environmental Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Abstract The environmental scenario requires the participation of the society in the integration of individual responsibilities to the political action. The recycling pro-environmental behavior contributes to the proper disposal of solid waste, a major challenge in urban public management. The article aims to analyze the scientific production of the pro-environmental behaviors and recycling in order to weave notes that promote behavioral changes provided for in public policies. The PsycINFO, Scielo and EBSCOhost databases were consulted using the keywords: environmental attitudes, pro-environmental behavior and recycling. We selected 51 articles, among which predominated the investigation into motivation to recycle behavior, influence of social network and social norms. Environmental attitudes and behavior to recycle have shown to be related to social norms, motivation, identity, altruism and awareness; these should be considered when planning public policies and environmental awareness actions.

The adaptive consumer: shifting attitudes, behavior change and CSA membership renewal

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willow Saranna Russell ◽  
Lydia Zepeda
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Community Supported Agriculture ◽  
Behavior Changes ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Conceptual Community

AbstractA qualitative study was conducted with a subset of a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) membership base in Wisconsin, USA to examine attitude and behavior change associated with membership. Changes that were examined included: modified eating or cooking habits, increased consideration of food seasonality and associated consumer preferences for seasonal products, and an enhanced appreciation for farming. Although this study investigated ‘spillover’ attitude or behavior changes (e.g. reduced driving or increased use of environmentally friendly cleaning products), none were observed. This study indicates that attitude and behavior changes are generated by the structural elements of CSA including exposure to the farm, interactions with the farmer, and the constraints imposed by a pre-selected bundle of vegetables. There was no indication that changes occur due to the development and enforcement of social norms within the CSA membership base. Community, in the context of this CSA, is expressed primarily as a conceptual community of interest. Our results suggest that demonstrated attitude and behavior change increases the likelihood that a consumer will renew their CSA membership.

scholarly journals Neighborhood Care and Neighborhood Bonds: An Unequal Relationship

2020 ◽  
pp. 001391652093745
Author(s):  
M. Carmen Hidalgo ◽  
Pilar Moreno-Jiménez ◽  
Gabriel Muiños ◽  
Bernardo Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Environmental Psychology ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Residential Satisfaction ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Research in environmental psychology has found a positive relationship between place bonds and behaviors related to care and maintenance of place. Although this relationship has been analyzed in natural environments, it has been less frequently studied in urban environments and has yielded contradictory results. The aim of this study is to analyze behavior related to care and conservation of neighborhood and its possible relationship to place bonds, as well as to other variables that we think may be important in explaining this behavior. The participants were 407 residents from eight different neighborhoods with different sociodemographic characteristics in one Spanish city. The results indicate that the relationship between attachment and behavior is significant only in residents with higher socioeconomic levels. These findings may help to explain the contradictory results found in the literature. Other variables which are significant in explaining neighborhood care are social norms, residential satisfaction, and support for protection policies. Place identity was not found to be significantly correlated with neighborhood care.

scholarly journals Viewing Development Through the Lens of Culture: Integrating Developmental and Cultural Psychology to Better Understand Cognition and Behavior

2021 ◽  
pp. 174569162098072
Author(s):  
Larisa Heiphetz ◽  
Shigehiro Oishi
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Cultural Psychology ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
Developmental Milestones ◽  
Age Related ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Age Related Changes

Although many definitions of culture exist, studies in psychology typically conceptualize different cultures as different countries. In this article, we argue that cultural psychology also provides a useful lens through which to view developmental milestones. Like other forms of culture, different developmental milestones are demarcated by shared values and language as well as transmission of particular social norms. Viewing development through the lens of cultural psychology sheds light on questions of particular interest to cultural psychologists, such as those concerning the emergence of new cultures and the role of culture in shaping psychological processes. This novel framework also clarifies topics of particular interest to developmental psychology, such as conflict between individuals at different milestones (e.g., arguments between older and younger siblings) and age-related changes in cognition and behavior.

scholarly journals Understanding the Mechanism through Which Unfavorable Social Norms Affect Contraceptive Use 

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sohail Agha ◽  
Brooks Morgan ◽  
Helena Archer ◽  
Shadae Paul ◽  
Joseph Babigumira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Modern Contraceptive ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Nigerian Women ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Modern Contraceptive Use ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract Background: Few theories of health behavior explicitly take the effect of social norms on behavior into account. The ones that do assume that the effect of norms on behavior operates through motivation. We use a behavior model that is new to public health to test whether norms affect behavior through motivation or ability. Methods: This study uses data from a household survey of Nigerian women, ages 14-24. The survey collected data on socio-economic and demographic characteristics of women, whether they were sexually experienced, and whether they used contraception. The survey also collected data on descriptive and injunctive norms around premarital sex and contraceptive use. Multivariate logistic regression was used to test whether the effect of unfavorable social norms on modern contraceptive use operates through motivation or ability. Results: The data was used to construct variables measuring unfavorable social norms, motivation, ability, and modern contraceptive use. After adjusting for a range of socio-economic and demographic variables, we found that unfavorable social norms had a statistically significant negative effect on contraceptive use. The analysis suggests that the effect of unfavorable social norms on contraceptive use operates through ability.Conclusion: This study sheds light on the pathway through which social norms affect contraceptive use. The findings suggest that public health interventions may be able to counter the negative effects of unfavorable social norms on modern contraceptive use by increasing women’s ability to practice contraception. These findings have important implications for the design of interventions that aim to increase contraceptive use among young women in Nigeria. The study also demonstrates the utility of the FBM, a practitioner-friendly, behavior change model, in examining the relationship between norms and behavior.

scholarly journals Patriarchy and Social Norms in Lipstick Under My Burkha

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-59
Author(s):  
Deyan Rizky Amelia ◽  
Nadia Rukyati Hasanah ◽  
Sa'diah Nur Rohmah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Women Characters ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Father Figure ◽  
Cultural Approach ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Stuart Hall ◽  
And Behavior

This article discusses the identity of the main characters; Rehana, Leela, and Usha  in Lipstick Under My Burkha film released in 2017. The main objectives of this research are to explore how four major characters negotiate the desire of their lives with the patriarchy and social norms that they should obey. This study employs qualitative research method with a cultural approach using the technique of library research. The text is analyzed by using identity theory by Stuart Hall to interpret how women reach their freedom in life. This study not only analyzes the characters of women who wear a burkha but also analyzes all of the four major characters in this film because the main point of this film is about women's dream that cannot be conveyed. The result shows that the four women characters in this film are trying to reach their dream; freedom for woman. Freedom to dress as she wishes refers to Rehana, a freedom to be loved refers to Shireen, freedom to choose a life partner refers to Leela and freedom to do what they want refers to Usha. The attitude and behavior of the four major characters in this film are limited by the patriarchy (manpower) and the social norms. The patriarchy in this film refers to Rehana and Shireen’s life because there are men power represented by the father figure in Rehana’s life and husband figure in Shireen's life. Then,the social norms appear in Leela and Usha’s lifeasboth of them do immoral acts and make them feel ashame.

Dialogues for Solutions

2020 ◽  
pp. 106-121
Author(s):  
F Stuart Chapin
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Climate Information ◽  
Information Campaigns ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
Hazard Warnings ◽  
And Behavior

Dialogues that respectfully communicate stewardship goals can build trust and shape the social norms and behavior of others. Communicating effectively, as described in this chapter, is the second element in this book’s four-tiered stewardship strategy. Trust and effective dialogue occur most easily when people share worldviews or are open to the opinions of others. Many attitudes and behaviors are, however, socially constructed and may not be responsive to new information. When information campaigns and hazard warnings conflict with the opinions and worldviews of others, they are likely to elicit negative responses or denial, as in many climate-information campaigns. Even in this situation, progress can be made by looking for points of agreement, such as concern for the future of children or care for Creation. In general, positive conversations that focus on common ground and opportunities for solutions rather than blame for problems are most likely to elicit action.

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